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CLISP is a portable ANSI Common Lisp implementation and development environment by Bruno Haible.

Key CLISP features:

Cross-platform compatibility GNU Licensing Interpreter environment ANSI Common Lisp compliance

Hy is a wonderful dialect of Lisp that’s embedded in Python.

Key Hy features:

Python Interoperability Lisp Syntax and Macros Readability Compiles to Python

Free app market analytics tool for growth and competition insights.

Key Appark.ai features:

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newLISP is a general purpose scripting language for developing web applications and programs in general in the domains of artificial intelligence (AI), statistics and machine learning.

GCL is the official Common Lisp for the GNU project.

Key GNU Common Lisp features:

Portability Integration with GCC Open Source Efficiency

Implementation of Scheme providing an interpreter, compiler, source-code debugger, integrated Emacs-like editor, and a large run-time library.

Key MIT Scheme features:

Advanced Features Educational Use GNU License Cross-Platform

Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL) is a high performance Common Lisp compiler.

Key Steel Bank Common Lisp features:

Performance Standards Compliance Actively Maintained Robust Debugging Tools

Open Source

CMUCL is a high-performance, free Common Lisp implementation.

Key CMU Common Lisp features:

High-Performance Compiler Extensive Library Support Strong Typing System Garbage Collection

Armed Bear Common Lisp (ABCL) is a full implementation of the Common Lisp language featuring both...

Key Armed Bear Common Lisp features:

Java Platform Integration Cross-platform Compatibility Rich Library Support Active Development

ManKai Common Lisp (MKCL) aims to be a full implementation of the Common Lisp language in...

Key ManKai Common Lisp features:

Compatibility Performance Portability Open Source

The primary programming language you use when writing software for OS X and iOS.

Key Objective-C features:

Mature Language Dynamic Runtime C Compatibility Rich Library Support

Clozure CL (often called CCL for short) is a free Common Lisp implementation with a long history.

Key Clozure Common Lisp features:

High Performance Cross-platform Support Dynamic Typing and Flexibility Interactivity

Open Source

Leading commercial Enterprise Development Tools and dynamic object-oriented Common Lisp development tools including Allegro CL with AllegroCache, an Object Database that provides Object Persistence in Lisp, native to the Lisp langauge.

Key Allegro CL features:

Performance Rich Development Environment Advanced Features Dynamic Language

LispWorks is a commercial implementation and IDE for the Common Lisp programming language.

Key LispWorks features:

Cross-Platform Support Integrated Development Environment Advanced Garbage Collector Rich Library Support